Intel Corporation
RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION CONFIGURATION OF OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (O-RAN) NETWORK SLICE SUBNETS

Abstract:

An apparatus for use in a RAN node includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory. To configure the RAN node for network slice subnet instance (NSSI) configuration in an Open RAN (O-RAN) network, the processing circuitry is to perform training of a machine learning (ML) model using historical performance measurements associated with prior use of network resources of the O-RAN network by a plurality of NSSIs to generate a trained ML model. Current performance measurements associated with current use of the network resources are decoded by the plurality of NSSIs. A prediction of a usage pattern for the network resources is generated using the ML model based on the current performance measurements. An optimization action is performed to adjust allocation of the network resources to the plurality of NSSIs based on the prediction.